Christianity and the Transformation of Physical Education and Sport in China (Routledge Focus on Sport, Culture and Society)

Despite the popularity of sport in contemporary China, the practice of physical education is not indigenous to its culture. Strenuous physical activity was traditionally linked to low class and status in the pre-modern Chinese society. The concept of modern PE was introduced to China by Western Christian missionaries and directors of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). It then grew from a tool for Christian evangelism to a strategic instrument in Chinese nation-building. This book examines the transformation of Chinese attitudes toward PE and sport, drawing on the concepts of cultural imperialism and nationalism to understand how an imported Western activity became a key aspect of modernization for the Chinese state. More specifically, it looks at the relationship between Christianity and the rise of Chinese nationalism between 1840 and 1937. Combining historical insight with original research, this book sheds new light on the evolution of PE and sport in modern China. It is fascinating reading for all those with an interest in sports history, Chinese culture and society, Christianity, physical education or the sociology of sport.

Zhang, Huijie

Hong, Fan

Huang, Fuhua

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Routledge

Communists and Champions: the Politicization of Chinese Athletic Bodies analyses the relationships between gender, power and politics in Chinese sport. It examines how athletes' bodies have become vehicles for Chinese national revival and international recognition. It challenges the simplistic gender stereotyping in some previous studies and explores the complexity of male and female relationships in sport in contemporary China. It considers how power is achieved through political exploitation of Chinese athletic bodies.  Fan Hong (The Irish National Institute of Chinese Studies, University College Cork, Ireland)

Communists and Champions:the Politicization of Athletic Bodies in China (Sport in the Global Society)

Sports & Outdoors

Sport and Nationalism in China (Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society)

This book examines the relationships between sport, nationalism and nation building in China. By exploring the last 150 years of Chinese history, it offers unparalleled depth and breadth of coverage and provides a clear grasp of Chinese sports nationalism from both macro and micro perspectives. Beginning with a discussion on the role of sport in the Qing Dynasty’s Self-Strengthening Movement (1861-1895), the book examines how sport contributed to the shaping of the early forms of Chinese nationalism in the late 19th century. It identifies and defines the core functions of sport in the Chinese Nationalist Revolution which successfully transformed China from a culturally bound empire to a modern nation state in 1911. The following section, on the Republic of China Era (1912-1949), explores the interactions between sport and the construction of Chinese nationalism and national consciousness, illustrating how sport played its part in the building of the newly established nation state. Moving on to the Communist China Era (1949-present), the book scans the whole spectrum of both modern and contemporary Chinese nationalism and interprets the most important issues on the course of China’s nation building, explaining why sport is so tightly bound up with nationalism and patriotism, and how sport became an essential part of nationalists', politicians' and educationalists' strategy to revive the Chinese nation.

Lu, Zhouxiang

Through the medium of women's bodies, Fan Hong explores the significance of religious beliefs, cultural codes and political dogmas for gender relations, gender concepts and the human body in an Asian setting.

Footbinding, Feminism and Freedom (Sport in the Global Society)

Through the medium of women's bodies, Fan Hong explores the significance of religious beliefs, cultural codes and political dogmas for gender relations, gender concepts and the human body in an Asian setting.

Footbinding, Feminism and Freedom: The Liberation of Women's Bodies in Modern China (Sport in the Global Society)

Soccer, Women, Sexual Liberation (Sport in the Global Society)

This is the first in-depth global study of women's football across the world. This collection considers women's football, in fifteen countries worldwide, in a global context, and analyzes its progress, challenges and problems it has faced. It shows how women's football has made a significant contribution to the emancipation of women's football in many countries. It also traces the evolution of women's football in face of resistance, rejection and prejudice and describes women footballer's struggle for equal rights in a male dominated football world.

Soccer, Women, Sexual Liberation: Kicking off a New Era (Sport in the Global Society)

Mangan, J.A.

This is the first in-depth global study of women's football across the world. This collection considers women's football, in fifteen countries worldwide, in a global context, and analyzes its progress, challenges and problems it has faced. It shows how women's football has made a significant contribution to the emancipation of women's football in many countries. It also traces the evolution of women's football in face of resistance, rejection and prejudice and describes women footballer's struggle for equal rights in a male dominated football world.

Soccer, Women, Sexual Liberation: Kicking Off a New Era

Freeing the Female Body

Taylor&Francis

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Christianity and the Transformation of Physical Education and Sport in China (Routledge Focus on Sport, Culture and Society)

Communists and Champions:the Politicization of Athletic Bodies in China (Sport in the Global Society)

Communists and Champions:the Politicization of Athletic Bodies in China (Sport in the Global Society)

Sport and Nationalism in China (Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society)

Footbinding, Feminism and Freedom (Sport in the Global Society)

Footbinding, Feminism and Freedom: The Liberation of Women's Bodies in Modern China (Sport in the Global Society)

Soccer, Women, Sexual Liberation: Kicking off a New Era (Sport in the Global Society)

Soccer, Women, Sexual Liberation (Sport in the Global Society)

Soccer, Women, Sexual Liberation: Kicking Off a New Era

Freeing the Female Body